D. Answer the following questions in brief.
1. How can we measure the economic development of a country? Explain.
2 What are the basis on which the industries can be classified? Give at least two examples for each
3. State any three non-geographical factors that affect the location of an industry.
4. Name any five industrial regions of India.
5. Differentiate between private sector and public sector.
E. Answer the following questions.
1.
Why is cotton textile industry largely concentrated in Gujarat and Maharashtra? Explain any five
reasons.
2.
3.
State the factors which have helped in the development of IT industry in Bengaluru.
Explain with suitable examples how a basic industry is different from a consumer industry. In your
opinion, which one of the two should be given priority and why?
4.
What is the importance of manufacturing industries for a nation like India? Explain.
5. Why is the iron and steel industry considered basic to the industrial development of any country?
any four major iron and steel plants of India and their location.
Answers
Answer:
1. Economic development of a country can be measured by its per capita income, literacy rate, health status, infant mortality rate and life expectancy of persons living in that country.
2. INDUSTRIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED BASED ON THE TYPE OF THE PRODUCTS THEY MANUFACTURES.THEY ARE
Aerospace industry
Agriculture industries
Chemical industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Computer industry
Construction industry
Defense industry
Energy industry
Ententainment industry
Financial services industry
Food industry
Hospitality industry
Information industry
Manufacturing
Automotive industry
Electronics industry
Pulp and paper industry
Steel industry
Shipbuilding industry
Mass media
Broadcasting
Film industry
Music industry
News media
Publishing
World Wide Web
Telecommunications industry
Internet
Transport industry
Water industry
3. Following are some of the important non- geographical factors influencing the location of industries.
Capital
Government Policies
Industrial Inertia
Efficient Organisation
Banking Facilities
Insurance
4. Mumbai-Pune Industrial Region.
Hugli Industrial Region.
Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Region.
Gujarat Industrial Region.
Chotanagpur Region.
Vishakhapatnam-Guntur Region.
Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut Region.
Kollam-Tiruvanantapuram Region.
5. The public sector is the part of the economy, where goods and services are provided by the government or local authorities carrying out the task instead. The private sector consists of business activity that is owned, financed and run by private individuals.
Answer the following questions:
1. The cotton textile industries are mainly concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and Gujarat because
a) The moist climate of area helped in the growth of cotton so raw cotton was readily available in area
b) There are ports nearby so the manufactured goods could be easily transported.
c) There are enough labour force in the area. There are Farmers, cotton ball pluckers and workers who does the work of spinning ,weaving ,dyeing, tailoring & sewing.
d) It was easy to access the market for finished goods from here.
e) Other supporting industries involved manufacturing dyes & packing materials are available in those areas.
2. Factors contributing to the development of IT in Bengaluru are:
a. The growth of IT industry can be attributed to a series of political, social, economic and cultural factors.
b. The main factors guiding the location of these industries are resource availability, cost and infrastructure.
c. Bengaluru has largest number of educational institutions and IT colleges that provided for skilled and trained manpower for the IT industry.
d. The city has always attracted people because of low rent, good housing facility.
e. It has highest availability of skilled top and middle level executives.
f. There is also ample support from the state government which was first to announce IT policy in 1992.
3. A basic industry produces goods that act as raw material for other industries and are not directly consumed or used by people. For example, iron and steel industry is a basic industry that produces iron or steel which is used by other industries to manufacture machines and other equipments.
A consumer industry uses the raw materials produces by the basic industries to manufacture goods that are directly used by consumers. For example, furniture industries use wood to make chairs, tables and other goods that are not processed further and are directly used by people.
In my opinion, consumer industries should be given priority as they are involved in foreign exchange and therefore important for the country's development.
4. (i) Manufacturing industries help in modernising agriculture which forms the backbone of our economy. (ii) It reduces the heavy dependence of people on agriculture sector and creates jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. (iii) It is necessary for the removal of unemployment and poverty.
5. iron and steel industry is the most important mineral based industry as all the other industries are directly or indirectly dependent on it therefore it is important for industrial development as it is the primary source
4 major steel plants are
a. tata iron & steel company -Jamshedpur
b. Bhilai steel plant -bhilai in durg district of chhatisgarh
c. Rourkela steel plant -rourkela sundarghar district in odhisa
d. Vishakhapatnam steel plant -vishakhapatnam AP
1.. Economic development of a country can be measured by its per capita income, literacy rate, health status, infant mortality rate and life expectancy of persons living in that country.
2. INDUSTRIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED BASED ON THE TYPE OF THE PRODUCTS THEY MANUFACTURES.THEY ARE
Aerospace industry
Agriculture industries
Chemical industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Computer industry
Construction industry
Defense industry
Energy industry
Ententainment industry
Financial services industry
Food industry
Hospitality industry
Information industry
Manufacturing
Automotive industry
Electronics industry
Pulp and paper industry
Steel industry
Shipbuilding industry
Mass media
Broadcasting
Film industry
Music industry
News media
Publishing
World Wide Web
Telecommunications industry
Internet
Transport industry
Water industry
3. Following are some of the important non- geographical factors influencing the location of industries.
Capital
Government Policies
Industrial Inertia
Efficient Organisation
Banking Facilities
Insurance
4. Mumbai-Pune Industrial Region.
Hugli Industrial Region.
Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Region.
Gujarat Industrial Region.
Chotanagpur Region.
Vishakhapatnam-Guntur Region.
Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut Region.
Kollam-Tiruvanantapuram Region.
5. The public sector is the part of the economy, where goods and services are provided by the government or local authorities carrying out the task instead. The private sector consists of business activity that is owned, financed and run by private individuals.
Answer the following questions:
1. The cotton textile industries are mainly concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and Gujarat because
a) The moist climate of area helped in the growth of cotton so raw cotton was readily available in area
b) There are ports nearby so the manufactured goods could be easily transported.
c) There are enough labour force in the area. There are Farmers, cotton ball pluckers and workers who does the work of spinning ,weaving ,dyeing, tailoring & sewing.
d) It was easy to access the market for finished goods from here.
e) Other supporting industries involved manufacturing dyes & packing materials are available in those areas.
2. Factors contributing to the development of IT in Bengaluru are:
a. The growth of IT industry can be attributed to a series of political, social, economic and cultural factors.
b. The main factors guiding the location of these industries are resource availability, cost and infrastructure.
c. Bengaluru has largest number of educational institutions and IT colleges that provided for skilled and trained manpower for the IT industry.
d. The city has always attracted people because of low rent, good housing facility.
e. It has highest availability of skilled top and middle level executives.
f. There is also ample support from the state government which was first to announce IT policy in 1992.
3. A basic industry produces goods that act as raw material for other industries and are not directly consumed or used by people. For example, iron and steel industry is a basic industry that produces iron or steel which is used by other industries to manufacture machines and other equipments.
A consumer industry uses the raw materials produces by the basic industries to manufacture goods that are directly used by consumers. For example, furniture industries use wood to make chairs, tables and other goods that are not processed further and are directly used by people.
In my opinion, consumer industries should be given priority as they are involved in foreign exchange and therefore important for the country's development.
4. (i) Manufacturing industries help in modernising agriculture which forms the backbone of our economy. (ii) It reduces the heavy dependence of people on agriculture sector and creates jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. (iii) It is necessary for the removal of unemployment and poverty.
5. iron and steel industry is the most important mineral based industry as all the other industries are directly or indirectly dependent on it therefore it is important for industrial development as it is the primary source
4 major steel plants are
a. tata iron & steel company -Jamshedpur
b. Bhilai steel plant -bhilai in durg district of chhatisgarh
c. Rourkela steel plant -rourkela sundarghar district in odhisa
d. Vishakhapatnam steel plant -vishakhapatnam AP